| Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature Contributor(s): Van Tilburg, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312358881 ISBN-13: 9780312358884 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Van Tilburg is an emergency room physician, a ski patrol doctor, and an emergency wilderness physician. In this work, he shares personal stories of harrowing and suspenseful rescues and recoveries, including the recent Mount Hood disaster, which claimed the lives of three climbers. 8-page color photo insert. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills - Medical | Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services - Medical | Emergency Medicine |
| Dewey: 616.025 |
| LCCN: 2007028304 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christopher Van Tilburg, MD is an emergency room physician, ski patrol doctor, emergency wilderness physician, and member of the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest mountain rescue team in the country. When Dr. Van Tilburg's beeper goes off, the call may take him racing up a mountain peak to rescue an injured hiker, into a blizzard to search for missing skiers, or to a mountain airplane crash scene for body recovery. Dr. Van Tilburg's work requires a unique combination of emergency medicine, survival skills, agility, and extreme sports. In Mountain Rescue Doctor, Van Tilburg shares personal stories of harrowing and suspenseful rescues and recoveries, including the recent Mount Hood disaster, which claimed the lives of three climbers. Mountain Rescue Doctor is an exhilarating tour through the perils of nature and medicine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Tilburg, Christopher: - Christopher Van Tilburg, M.D. is editor for Wilderness Medicine magazine and is a regular contributor to National Geographic Adventure, Backcountry, Columbia Gorge, among others. He is an emergency room and ski resort physician, and a member of the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest mountain rescue team in the U.S. He has written several books on the outdoors, and lives in Hood River, Oregon with his daughters. |